Why did Silas Katompa Mvumpa change his name?

In a press release on the Bundesliga club's website, Wamangituka, who will now go back to using his original name Silas Katompa Mvumpa, revealed that as a young player he was manipulated by an agent into changing his identity in order to establish himself in European football.

Why did Silas have to change his name?

Stuttgart's Silas Wamangituka has revealed his name and age were false after being the “victim of manipulation by his former player agent”.

What is Silas Wamangituka real name?

Silas Katompa Mvumpa (born 6 October 1998), known simply as Silas and formerly as Silas Wamangituka Fundu, is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.

Is Silas African?

The forward, who was believed to have been 21 and has been linked with Everton and Leeds, comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo. But it has now been revealed that the player's real name is Silas Katompa Mvumpa and that he was born in 1998 not 1999, which makes him 22-years-old.

Why did Silas Mvumba change his name?

After Silas moved in with the agent in Paris, he found his documentation changed, with his surname changed to one of his father's names and his date of birth moved back exactly one year. The agent took a cut of Silas' wages and threatened the end of his footballing career if he ever went public with the matter.

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What is Wamangituka fake age?

Stuttgart forward Silas Wamangituka has opened up on playing with a fake name and age, as he has revealed that he is 22-years-old, not 21, and that his real name is Silas Katompa Mvumpa.

What foot is Silas?

Bundesliga (1). Silas Katompa Mvumpa FIFA 22 has 5 Skill moves and 2 Weak Foot, he is Right-footed and his workrates are High/Med. The player's height is 189cm | 6'2" and his weight is 79kg | 174lbs .

What nation is Silas from?

German football club VfB Stuttgart say that their Congolese forward Silas Wamangituka has been playing under a false name and age. The player's real name has been revealed as Silas Katompa Mvumpa, and he is actually 22 years old, one year older than previously thought.

How much is Silas Wamangituka?

Wamangituka's price on the xbox market is 31,000 coins (8 month ago), playstation is 34,750 coins (8 month ago) and pc is 39,000 coins (8 month ago). There are 4 other versions of Wamangituka in FIFA 21, check them out using the navigation above.

Did Wamangituka change his name?

The club said the agent changed the player's identity and provided him with papers that identified him as Silas Wamangituka (one of his father's names) with a date of birth, Oct. 6, 1999, changed by exactly one year.

What happened to Wamangituka?

The winger was the alleged victim of blackmail by his former agent, who has been accused of requiring Silas to play under the last name Wamangituka throughout his career. After revealing his desire to now go by his real name, the winger has now been hit with a punishment from the DFB.

Is Professor Shane Silas?

The Vampire Diaries season 4 saw Silas first pose as Professor Shane who had died on the island and he later took the form of Stefan, Damon, Rebekah, Caroline, and Klaus but never revealed what he really looked like.

Is Silas older than the originals?

Silas is the second oldest male character in the series universe (after Arcadius who is over 1,000+ years older than him), being 1,000+ years older than the oldest male Original vampires.

Why does Silas look like Stefan?

Stefan immediately assumed that Silas was the progenitor of what was known as the Petrova doppelgänger line, but Silas corrected him by taking his true form, which was identical to Stefan, revealing that Stefan, too, was a doppelgänger of Silas.

Is Silas real?

Silas or Silvanus (/ˈsaɪləs/; Greek: Σίλας/Σιλουανός; fl. 1st century AD) was a leading member of the Early Christian community, who first accompanied Paul the Apostle on his second missionary journey.

Is Silas a vampire?

Technically Silas is a vampire, he needs blood to survive and he dessicated in a tomb for 2,000 years.

How much is Silas worth in FIFA 22?

Silas's price on the xbox market is 900 coins (35 sec ago), playstation is 850 coins (1 hrs ago) and pc is 950 coins (1 hrs ago). There are 2 other versions of Silas in FIFA 22, check them out using the navigation above.

What happened Silas Stuttgart?

Stuttgart star Silas banned for three months after playing under false identity. Stuttgart star Silas Katompa Mvumpa has been suspended for three months and fined €30,000 by the German Football Association for playing under a false identity.

Why is Silas not playing?

Remains in isolation Silas is in COVID-19 isolation and unavailable Saturday, according to manager Pellegrino Matarazzo. Impact Silas remains in COVID-19 isolation and will be unavailable Saturday.

Why was Silas Wamangituka banned?

BERLIN, June 14 (Reuters) - VfB Stuttgart striker Silas Katompa Mvumpa was banned from all competitions for three months and fined 30,000 euros after revealing he had been playing under a false identity for years.